314.402 Licensed Certified Professional Midwives Advisory Council -- Members --
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Terms -- Authority and responsibility -- Administrative regulations governing
licensee's duty to keep appropriate medical records.
(1)The Licensed Certified Professional Midwives Advisory Council is hereby created,
under the Board of Nursing. The council shall at regular intervals and guided by
newly available evidence in peer-reviewed medical literature, advise the board on
promulgating administrative regulations regarding qualifications, standards for
training, competency determination of licensed certified professional midwives, any
necessary statutory changes, and all other matters relating to licensed certified
professional midwives.
(2)The council shall be appointed by the board and shall consist of:
(a)One
(1)member of the board, who shall be a nonvoting, ex officio member
and serve as the liaison between the chair of the council and the board;
(b)Three
(3)certified professional midwives who shall be licensed certified
professional midwives within six
(6)months of the license availability;
(c)Two
(2)APRN-designated certified nurse-midwives licensed in Kentucky;
(d)Two
(2)obstetricians licensed in Kentucky;
(e)One
(1)practicing neonatal health care provider licensed in Kentucky; and
(f)One
(1)member of the general public.
The chair of the council shall be elected annually by members of the council.
(3)The board may solicit nominations for the council from interested parties or
organizations and shall give consideration to nominees who have experience
collaborating with providers of, providing, or utilizing out-of-hospital midwifery
services.
(4)The board shall specify the terms for the council members, not to exceed four
years. Members shall serve at the discretion of the board, may be reappointed at the
end of their terms, and shall receive reimbursement for their actual and necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(5)A licensed certified professional midwife has the same authority and responsibility
as appropriate licensed health care providers regarding following public health laws,
reporting reportable diseases and conditions, controlling and preventing
communicable diseases, recording of vital statistics, obtaining health histories, and
performing physical examinations, except that this authority is limited to activity
consistent with provision of services authorized by KRS 314.400 to 314.414.
(6)A licensed certified professional midwife shall keep appropriate medical records
regarding treatment and outcomes as required by the board by administrative
regulation.